Name: 119
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994-11-05
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Hidekazu Akai, Kyôka Suzuki, Naoto Takenaka

A "cute" story of the men in a small village fire department who have never seen a fire to fight.  The monotony of their daily lives is interrupted by the appearance of a beautiful female college student who comes to visit her aunt.

"119" is a love story masquerading as a comedy.  Unfortunately, the characters are not deep enough to pull this off. The opening sequence is hilarious, but it promises more than the film delivers.

Not a great film, but a cute film, worth watching for the wonderful soundtrack alone.

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Hidekazu Akai, Kyôka Suzuki, and Naoto Takenaka in 119 (1994)

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